When you go to the districts, give my greetings to your family. in Tetun
Bainhira ita bá foho, hato'o ha'u nia kumprimentus ba ita nia família.
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Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nia'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
Time expressions
Temporal connectors
bainhiraCommon time words: 'bainhira / kuandu' = when; 'molok / antes' = before; 'depois' and 'liu tiha' = after; 'kedas' = immediately; 'foin' = only just, very recently; 'kleur' = a long time.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Mestre ne'e matan osan; ita fó osan mak nia fó valór di'ak.This teacher is greedy. Only if we give money does he give us good marks.
- Ó nia família agora hela iha ne'ebé?Where is your family living?
- Ami kobre treze distritus hotu.We cover all thirteen districts.
- Ó hakarak saida de'it, apá fó.Whatever you want, Dad will give.
- Ha'u nia moris sei sadere hela ba ha'u nia família.My life still depends on my family.
- Orsida mak ha'u miss call ba.I’ll give (you) a missed call later.